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{{short description|Estonian fencer}}
{{Infobox fencer
{{Infobox fencer
|image=File:Irina Embrich Challenge International de Saint-Maur 2013 n02.jpg
|image = Irina Embrich Challenge International de Saint-Maur 2013 n02.jpg
|caption=At the Challenge International de Saint-Maur 2013
|caption = Embrich at the Challenge International de Saint-Maur 2013
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1980|7|12|df=yes}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|7|12|df=y}}
|birth_place=[[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]]
|birth_place = [[Tallinn]], Estonia
|nickname = Ira
|nickname = Ira
|nationality = {{Estonia}}
|nationality = Estonian
| height = {{height|m=1.70}}
|height = 1.70 m
| weapon = [[épée]]
|weapon = [[Épée]]
| hand = left-handed
|hand = left-handed
| weight = {{convert|55|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}
|weight = 55 kg
| sport = [[fencing]]
|club = Põhjakotkas
|fieranking = [https://fie.org/athletes/9370 current ranking]
| club = Põhjakotkas
| show-medals = yes
| fieranking = [http://fie.org/fencers/fencer/9370 current ranking]
|medaltemplates=
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalSport | Women's [[épée]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]] | [[Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's team épée|Team épée]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{EST}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Fencing Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Fencing Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2002 World Fencing Championships|2002 Lisbon]]|[[2002 World Fencing Championships#Women's events|Team épée]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2017 World Fencing Championships|2017 Leipzig]]|[[Women's team épée at the 2017 World Fencing Championships|Team épée]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2006 World Fencing Championships|2006 Turin]]|[[2006 World Fencing Championships#Women's events|Individual]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2002 World Fencing Championships|2002 Lisbon]]|Team épée}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2014 World Fencing Championships|2014 Kazan]]|[[Women's team épée at the 2014 World Fencing Championships|Team épée]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2006 World Fencing Championships|2006 Turin]]|Individual}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2014 World Fencing Championships|2014 Kazan]]|[[Women's team épée at the 2014 World Fencing Championships|Team épée]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2007 World Fencing Championships|2007 St. Petersburg]]|[[2007 World Fencing Championships#Women's events|Individual]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2007 World Fencing Championships|2007 St. Petersburg]]|Individual}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Games]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2015 European Games|2015 Baku]]|[[Fencing at the 2015 European Games – Women's team épée|Team épée]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2015 European Games|2015 Baku]]|Team épée}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Fencing Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Fencing Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2013 European Fencing Championships|2013 Zagreb]]|Team épée}}
{{MedalGold|[[2013 European Fencing Championships|2013 Zagreb]]|Team épée}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 European Fencing Championships|2016 Toruń]]|Team épée}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 European Fencing Championships|2016 Toruń]]|Team épée}}
{{MedalGold|[[2024 European Fencing Championships|2024 Basel]]|Individual}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2003 European Fencing Championships|2003 Bourges]]|Team épée}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2003 European Fencing Championships|2003 Bourges]]|Team épée}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2015 European Fencing Championships|2015 Montreux]]|Team épée}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2015 European Fencing Championships|2015 Montreux]]|Team épée}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2007 European Fencing Championships|2007 Gent]]|Team épée}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2007 European Fencing Championships|2007 Gent]]|Individual}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2012 European Fencing Championships|2012 Legnano]]|Team épée}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2012 European Fencing Championships|2012 Legnano]]|Team épée}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2018 European Fencing Championships|2018 Novi Sad]]|Team épée}}

}}
}}
'''Irina Embrich''', née '''Zamkovaja''' (born 12 July 1980) is an Estonian épée [[fencing|fencer]]. She won a silver medal in the [[2006 World Fencing Championships]] and gold medals with Estonia in the [[2013 European Fencing Championships|2013]] and the [[2016 European Fencing Championships]].
'''Irina Embrich''', née '''Zamkovaja''' (born 12 July 1980) is an [[Estonia|Estonian]] left-handed [[épée]] [[Fencing|fencer]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/athletes/9370|access-date=2021-12-16|website=FIE.org}}</ref> Embrich is the 2024 individual European champion, a two-time team European champion, and a 2017 team world champion. A two-time [[Olympic Games|Olympian]], Embrich is a 2021 team Olympic champion.

Embrich competed in the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games]] and the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo Olympic Games]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2016/241|access-date=2021-12-16|website=FIE.org}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Embrich's first sport was [[gymnastics]], but she resented the hard discipline of the Soviet era.<ref name="neljas">{{cite web|url=http://www.neljas.ee/est/?news=908910&category=2|title=Irina Embrich, vehklemisprintsess herneteral|date=21 November 2007|author=neljas.ee|language=Estonian}}</ref> She later took to [[rhythmic gymnastics]] and then fencing under coach Samuil Kaminski.<ref name="neljas" /> She only ranked 20th then 12th in the cadet World championships in 1996 and 1998, but snatched the bronze medal in the junior event in 1999.
Embrich's first sport was [[gymnastics]], but she resented the hard discipline of the Soviet era.<ref name="neljas">{{cite web|url=http://www.neljas.ee/est/?news=908910&category=2|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412121629/http://www.neljas.ee/est/?news=908910&category=2|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 April 2013|title=Irina Embrich, vehklemisprintsess herneteral|date=21 November 2007|author=neljas.ee|language=et}}</ref> She later took to [[rhythmic gymnastics]] and then fencing under coach Samuil Kaminski.<ref name="neljas" /> She ranked 20th then 12th at the cadet World championships in 1996 and 1998, but snatched the bronze medal at the junior event in 1999.


After high school Embrich studied chemistry at the [[Tallinn University of Technology]].<ref name="neljas" /> In 2004 her coach left Estonia for Norway. Épée champion [[Nikolai Novosjolov]], who is the same age as her, accepted to train her under an equal footing more than a student-master relationship.<ref name="neljas" /> The same year she married a fellow student and gave birth in 2005 to a daughter, Maša.<ref name="neljas"/> She went on in her fencing career and won the silver medal at the épée [[2006 World Fencing Championships]] after losing the final 15–11 versus [[Tímea Nagy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lequipe.fr/Aussi/20061003_190048_01.html|title=Escrime&nbsp;– ChM : Flessel se contente du bronze |date=3 October 2006|work=[[L'Équipe]]|language=French|accessdate=24 March 2010}}</ref> and then the bronze medal in 2007. She was named [[Estonian Sportspersonality of the year|Estonian Sportswoman of the Year 2007]] for these performances.
After high school, Embrich studied chemistry at the [[Tallinn University of Technology]].<ref name="neljas" /> In 2004 her coach left Estonia for Norway. Épée champion [[Nikolai Novosjolov]], who is the same age as her, accepted to train her under an equal footing more than a student-master relationship.<ref name="neljas" /> The same year she married a fellow student and gave birth in 2005 to a daughter, Maria.<ref name="neljas"/> She went on in her fencing career and won the silver medal at the épée [[2006 World Fencing Championships]] after losing the final 15–11 versus [[Tímea Nagy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Aussi/20061003_190048_01.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004221109/http://www.lequipe.fr/Aussi/20061003_190048_01.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 4, 2006|title=Escrime&nbsp;– ChM : Flessel se contente du bronze |date=3 October 2006|work=[[L'Équipe]]|language=fr|access-date=24 March 2010}}</ref> and then the bronze medal in 2007. She was named [[Estonian Sportspersonality of the year|Estonian Sportswoman of the Year 2007]] for these performances.


In the [[2012–13 Fencing World Cup|2012–13 season]] she took a bronze medal in the World Cup events of Leipzig and Saint-Maur and won the team gold medal with Estonia in the [[2013 European Fencing Championships|European Championships]] in [[Zagreb]]. She ranked 10th in the [[2013 World Fencing Championships|World Championships]] in [[Budapest]] after she lost her T16 bout against [[Emese Szász]], who eventually took a bronze medal.
In the [[2012–13 Fencing World Cup|2012–13 season]], she took a bronze medal at the World Cup events of Leipzig and Saint-Maur and won the team gold medal with Estonia in the [[2013 European Fencing Championships|European Championships]] in [[Zagreb]]. She ranked 10th in the [[2013 World Fencing Championships|World Championships]] in [[Budapest]] after she lost her T16 bout against [[Emese Szász]], who eventually took a bronze medal.


In the [[2013–14 Fencing World Cup|2013–14 season]] she placed second in the Budapest Grand Prix after being defeated 7–15 in the final by world no.1 [[Ana Maria Brânză]]. This result helped her reach the 4th place in world rankings. In the [[2014 European Fencing Championships|European Championships]] at Strasbourg, she was stopped in the table of 32 by World No.1 [[Emese Szász]]. In the team event, Estonia were defeated by Russia in the semi-final, then by Italy and finished fourth. In the [[2014 World Fencing Championships|World Championships]] in Kazan, Embrich reached the quarter-finals, defeating World No.2 Ana Brânză along the way. She was then defeated by Italy's [[Rossella Fiamingo]], who eventually won the gold medal.
In the [[2013–14 Fencing World Cup|2013–14 season]], she placed second at the Budapest Grand Prix after being defeated 7–15 in the final by world no.1 [[Ana Maria Brânză]]. This result helped her reach the 4th place in world rankings. At the [[2014 European Fencing Championships|2014 European Championships]] at Strasbourg, she was stopped in the table of 32 by World No. 1 [[Emese Szász]]. In the team event, Estonia were defeated by Russia in the semi-final, then by Italy and finished fourth. At the [[2014 World Fencing Championships|2014 World Championships]] in Kazan, Embrich reached the quarter-finals, defeating World No. 2 Ana Brânză along the way. She was then defeated by Italy's [[Rossella Fiamingo]], who eventually won the gold medal.

== Medal record ==

=== Olympic Games ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Year
! style="width:17em" |Location
!Event
!Position
|-
|2021
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
|Team Women's Épée
| bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|last=IOC|title=Tokyo 2020 Women's Épée Team Results - Olympic fencing|url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/tokyo-2020/results/fencing/women-s-epee-team|access-date=2021-12-16|website=Olympics.com|language=en}}</ref>
|}

=== World Championship ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Year
! style="width:17em" |Location
! style="width:12em" |Event
!Position
|-
|2006
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Turin]], [[Italy]]
|Individual Women's Épée
| bgcolor="silver" |2nd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2006/241|access-date=2021-12-16|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
|-
|2007
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]], [[Russia]]
|Individual Women's Épée
| bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2007/241|access-date=2021-12-16|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
|-
|2014
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Kazan]], [[Russia]]
|Team Women's Épée
| bgcolor="silver" |2nd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2014/247|access-date=2021-12-16|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
|-
|2017
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Leipzig]], [[Germany]]
|Team Women's Épée
| bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2017/247|access-date=2021-12-13|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
|}

=== European Championship ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Year
! style="width:17em" |Location
! style="width:12em" |Event
!Position
|-
|2007
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ghent]], [[Belgium]]
|Individual Women's Épée
| bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2007/738|access-date=2021-12-16|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
|-
|2012
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Legnano]], [[Italy]]
|Team Women's Épée
| bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2012/744|access-date=2021-12-13|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
|-
|2013
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Zagreb]], [[Croatia]]
|Team Women's Épée
| bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2013/744|access-date=2021-12-13|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
|-
|2015
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Montreux]], [[Switzerland]]
|Team Women's Épée
| bgcolor="silver" |2nd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2015/744|access-date=2021-12-13|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
|-
|2016
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Toruń]], [[Poland]]
|Team Women's Épée
| bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2016/744|access-date=2021-12-13|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" |2018
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|SER}} [[Novi Sad]], [[Serbia]]
|Team Women's Épée
| bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2018/744|access-date=2021-12-13|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" |2024
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Basel]], [[Switzerland]]
|Individual Women's Épée
| bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=https://fie.org/competitions/2024/744|access-date=2021-06-19|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
|}

=== Grand Prix ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Year
! style="width:17em" |Location
! style="width:12em" |Event
!Position
|-
|2014-02-01
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]]
|Individual Women's Épée
| bgcolor="silver" |2nd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2014/79|access-date=2021-12-18|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
|-
|2020-03-06
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]]
|Individual Women's Épée
| bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2020/449|access-date=2021-12-18|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
|}

=== World Cup ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Date
! scope="col" style="width:17em" |Location
! scope="col" |Event
! scope="col" |Position
|-
| scope="row" |2012-06-29
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Leipzig]], [[Germany]]
|Individual Women's Épée
| bgcolor="silver" |2nd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2012/97|access-date=2021-12-18|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" |2013-02-08
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Leipzig]], [[Germany]]
|Individual Women's Épée
| bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2013/97|access-date=2021-12-18|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" |2013-03-01
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Saint-Maur-des-Fossés]], [[France]]
|Individual Women's Épée
| bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2013/85|access-date=2021-12-18|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" |2015-11-13
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Nanjing]], [[China]]
|Individual Women's Épée
| bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2016/97|access-date=2021-12-18|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" |2016-02-12
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]
|Individual Women's Épée
| bgcolor="silver" |2nd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2016/92|access-date=2021-12-18|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" |2016-10-21
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|EST}} [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]]
|Individual Women's Épée
| bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2017/80|access-date=2021-12-18|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" |2017-01-20
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]
|Individual Women's Épée
| bgcolor="silver" |2nd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2017/85|access-date=2021-12-18|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{FIE|9370}}
* [http://www.eurofencing.info/athletes/biography/irina-embrich/results Irina Embrich]'s statistics on eurofencing.info
* [http://www.nahouw.net/rnk_rfn/1542/EMBRICH_Irina.html Irina Embrich]'s statistics on nahouw.net


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Latest revision as of 21:33, 28 November 2024

Irina Embrich
Embrich at the Challenge International de Saint-Maur 2013
Personal information
Nickname(s)Ira
Born (1980-07-12) 12 July 1980 (age 44)
Tallinn, Estonia
NationalityEstonian
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
WeaponÉpée
Handleft-handed
ClubPõhjakotkas
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team épée
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Leipzig Team épée
Silver medal – second place 2002 Lisbon Team épée
Silver medal – second place 2006 Turin Individual
Silver medal – second place 2014 Kazan Team épée
Bronze medal – third place 2007 St. Petersburg Individual
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku Team épée
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Zagreb Team épée
Gold medal – first place 2016 Toruń Team épée
Gold medal – first place 2024 Basel Individual
Silver medal – second place 2003 Bourges Team épée
Silver medal – second place 2015 Montreux Team épée
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Gent Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Legnano Team épée
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Novi Sad Team épée

Irina Embrich, née Zamkovaja (born 12 July 1980) is an Estonian left-handed épée fencer.[1] Embrich is the 2024 individual European champion, a two-time team European champion, and a 2017 team world champion. A two-time Olympian, Embrich is a 2021 team Olympic champion.

Embrich competed in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.[2]

Biography

[edit]

Embrich's first sport was gymnastics, but she resented the hard discipline of the Soviet era.[3] She later took to rhythmic gymnastics and then fencing under coach Samuil Kaminski.[3] She ranked 20th then 12th at the cadet World championships in 1996 and 1998, but snatched the bronze medal at the junior event in 1999.

After high school, Embrich studied chemistry at the Tallinn University of Technology.[3] In 2004 her coach left Estonia for Norway. Épée champion Nikolai Novosjolov, who is the same age as her, accepted to train her under an equal footing more than a student-master relationship.[3] The same year she married a fellow student and gave birth in 2005 to a daughter, Maria.[3] She went on in her fencing career and won the silver medal at the épée 2006 World Fencing Championships after losing the final 15–11 versus Tímea Nagy,[4] and then the bronze medal in 2007. She was named Estonian Sportswoman of the Year 2007 for these performances.

In the 2012–13 season, she took a bronze medal at the World Cup events of Leipzig and Saint-Maur and won the team gold medal with Estonia in the European Championships in Zagreb. She ranked 10th in the World Championships in Budapest after she lost her T16 bout against Emese Szász, who eventually took a bronze medal.

In the 2013–14 season, she placed second at the Budapest Grand Prix after being defeated 7–15 in the final by world no.1 Ana Maria Brânză. This result helped her reach the 4th place in world rankings. At the 2014 European Championships at Strasbourg, she was stopped in the table of 32 by World No. 1 Emese Szász. In the team event, Estonia were defeated by Russia in the semi-final, then by Italy and finished fourth. At the 2014 World Championships in Kazan, Embrich reached the quarter-finals, defeating World No. 2 Ana Brânză along the way. She was then defeated by Italy's Rossella Fiamingo, who eventually won the gold medal.

Medal record

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Olympic Games

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Year Location Event Position
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan Team Women's Épée 1st[5]

World Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2006 Italy Turin, Italy Individual Women's Épée 2nd[6]
2007 Russia St. Petersburg, Russia Individual Women's Épée 3rd[7]
2014 Russia Kazan, Russia Team Women's Épée 2nd[8]
2017 Germany Leipzig, Germany Team Women's Épée 1st[9]

European Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2007 Belgium Ghent, Belgium Individual Women's Épée 3rd[10]
2012 Italy Legnano, Italy Team Women's Épée 3rd[11]
2013 Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Team Women's Épée 1st[12]
2015 Switzerland Montreux, Switzerland Team Women's Épée 2nd[13]
2016 Poland Toruń, Poland Team Women's Épée 1st[14]
2018 Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia Team Women's Épée 3rd[15]
2024 Switzerland Basel, Switzerland Individual Women's Épée 1st[16]

Grand Prix

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Year Location Event Position
2014-02-01 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 2nd[17]
2020-03-06 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 3rd[18]

World Cup

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Date Location Event Position
2012-06-29 Germany Leipzig, Germany Individual Women's Épée 2nd[19]
2013-02-08 Germany Leipzig, Germany Individual Women's Épée 3rd[20]
2013-03-01 France Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France Individual Women's Épée 3rd[21]
2015-11-13 China Nanjing, China Individual Women's Épée 3rd[22]
2016-02-12 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina Individual Women's Épée 2nd[23]
2016-10-21 Estonia Tallinn, Estonia Individual Women's Épée 3rd[24]
2017-01-20 Spain Barcelona, Spain Individual Women's Épée 2nd[25]

References

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  3. ^ a b c d e neljas.ee (21 November 2007). "Irina Embrich, vehklemisprintsess herneteral" (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 12 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Escrime – ChM : Flessel se contente du bronze". L'Équipe (in French). 3 October 2006. Archived from the original on October 4, 2006. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  5. ^ IOC. "Tokyo 2020 Women's Épée Team Results - Olympic fencing". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  6. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
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  23. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  24. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
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Preceded by Estonian Athlete of the Year
2007 		Succeeded by
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